If you have any questions concerning the website,
Contact Linda Diaz ldiaz@midland.edu or 432-683-2832, ext. 2

Day Three: CO2 Facilities and Field Trip

Day Four: CO2 Production and The Business of CO2 Flooding

[PPDC Courses Spring 2009]

SQL - APPLICATION TO OIL/GAS RELATIONAL DATABASES Register Now
(ITSW 1058)
Oil and gas companies dedicate significant resources to building and maintaining relational databases. Unfortunately, many of these companies do not utilize database utilities such as SQL, or Structure Query Language, to maximize their surveillance capabilities. This course will explore the functionality of SQL and how this programming language can be used to improve surveillance and maintain oil and gas databases. All users of today’s leading oil and gas database software, DSS32 and OFM, will benefit from this training. All course materials will be provided. Course materials include a demo production database and an electronic copy of the course manual.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G088 082Q
January 28, 2009
Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee: $175; Out of State: $200
Instructor: Celia Payne, BOPCO, L.P.
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OVERVIEW OF POWERTOOLS Register Now
(ITSW 1058)
PowerTools is a software package which is interactive with IHS Production Data. PowerTools handles economics, reserve & volumetrics analyses, and serves as a basic mapping program to view data.
Outline :
Project creation
Map functionality
Economics
Volumetrics
Decline curve analysis
Reports generation
Review
Learning Outcomes :
By the end of the class, the student will be able to:
Create a new project from various data sources (including Enerdeq)
Use the map to view data
Manipulate economics to reflect such factors as working interest, prices, cases, and schedules
Manipulate volumetrics to refine the data with proprietary information
Manipulate decline curves on a Rate/Time graph for analysis
Create summary leases and summarize leases for analysis
Generate reports such as Annual Cash Flow Report
Location: Midland College Advanced Technology Center, Room BTC, 3200 W. Cuthbert; Map to Event: [Click here for directions]
Course# G164 083Q - In State
Course#G165 083Q - Out of State
March 30, 2009
Monday
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Fee: $195; Out of State: $220
Instructor: Emily Panetti has a B.S. Geology from Texas A&M University, M.S. Environmental Science from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; IHS Customer Support Specialist since 2006.
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DRILLINGINFO FUNDAMENTALS Register Now
(ITSW1058)
This course covers the following topics: Overview of all tabs on www.drillinginfo.com; Searching for wells, production & leasing activity; Viewing data in maps & tables; Exporting data; Setting up AOI's for activity monitoring. This course is designed to get new or inexperienced Drillinginfo users familiar with all basic site functionality.
Register directly with Drilling Info:
DI Fundamentals AM Session (Click on link to register for morning session)
Session 1: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
DI Fundamentals PM Session (Click on link to register for afternoon session)
Session II: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Date:  March 11, 2009
Registration Ends:   3/10/2009 11:59 PM (ET)
Fee: $50 - Paid directly to Drilling Info
Location: Midland College Advanced Technology Center, 3200 W. Cuthbert; Map to Event: [Click here for directions]
Instructor: Lindsey Ressmann Nixon

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OIL FIELD MANAGER (OFM) - INTRODUCTION Register Now
(ITSW1058)
This course introduces engineers, engineering technicians and geoscientists to the basic functionality of OFM production management software. This will include map functions, graphs and reports. We will also cover filters, groups and updates. A brief section on decline analysis will be discussed. The software vendor will provide OFM manuals (The fee includes the vendor's manual) .Registration limit: 10
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G202 084Q
July 14 - 15, 2009
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday - Wednesday
Fee: $870; Out of State: $895
1.6 CEU's
Instructor: Celia Payne, BOPCO, L.P.
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OIL FIELD MANAGER (OFM) - ADVANCED Register Now
(ITSW1058)
This course is for engineers and technicians with extensive prior OFM experience. It covers advanced analysis techniques. (It does not include advanced topics in project administration such as ODBC links).
Registration limit: 10
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G094 083Q
May 5 - 6, 2009
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday - Wednesday
Fee: $870; Out of State: $895
1.6 CEU's
Instructor: Celia Payne, BOPCO, L.P.
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[PPDC Courses Spring 2009]

PUMP OFF CONTROLLERS, APPLICATIONS, TYPES, AND BEST PRACTICES Register Now
(PTRT 1091)
This one day course will identify the different types of pump off controllers that are available to the industry. It will include discussion on determining the necessity for pump off control, introduce differing controller types, and teach proper pump off controller best practices. Different methods of monitoring the well will be outlined, including timers, motor and speed control, surface dynagraph control, and pump dynagraph control. To conclude, a basic introduction to dynagraph interpretation, valve checks, and pump intake pressure from the pump dynagraph will be given.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G190 083Q - In State Fee: $275
Course# G191 083Q - Out of State Fee: $300
May 14, 2009
Thursday
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
.7 CEU's
Instructors: Kenneth B. (Ken) Nolen attended Texas A&M College and graduated with a B. S. degree in mechanical engineering in 1957 and earned membership in the Tau Beta Pi Scholastic honor society for engineers. He also received the 1997 Texas Tech University J. C. Slonneger award for contributions in petroleum production technology.He teamed up with Dr. S. G. Gibbs to become co-founder and Vice President of Nabla Corporation, a high tech services and manufacturing firm in Midland , Texas . Here he pursued his career-long interest in optimizing production from artificially lifted wells. Currently, he works as an artificial lift consultant specializing in technical support and training. Ken has been a key contributor to the art and science of artificial lift. He was a co-developer of wellsite diagnostic methods (dynamometers and pump-off controllers) for sucker rod pumping systems using small computers. These diagnostic methods were expanded to include subsurface hydraulic, electric submersible and progressive cavity pumping systems.

Jeffrey J. DaCunha works with Spirit Global Energy Solutions. Before moving to Spirit, he worked at Lufkin Automation from 2006 to 2009. DaCunha was a Davies Postdoctoral Research Fellow and professor at the United States Military Academy in West Point , New York . His areas of interest include well analysis, modeling artificial lift systems, and remaining current in theoretical difference and differential equations. DaCunha holds a BS degree in mathematics and computer science, an MS degree in mathematics, and a PhD degree in mathematics from Baylor University . He has been a member of the SPE since 2006.

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TECHNICAL WRITING FOR ENGINEERS Register Now
(ETWR1043)
This course is specifically tailored for engineers, geoscientists, and business professionals who are writing AFE's or trying to persuade their management in justifying capital costs. Geoscientists will find it helpful in presenting their prospects to management. Dr. Lough received high marks in his student evaluations and we highly recommend the class for those who wish to improve their persuasive writing ability. A manual, "Technical Writing: Creating Arguments that Get Results" is included with the registration fee. In this 1-1/2 day class, you will learn how to write technical and business documents that get results. You will acquire the following skills in technical and professional writing:
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G205 084Q
July 29 - 30, 2009
Wednesday - 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday - 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Fee: $545; Out of State: $570
1.2 CEU's
Instructors: Dr. James Lough

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A LOOK AT WIND ENERGY: PROBLEMS AND PITFALLS IN UNDERSTANDING WIND LEASING AND EFFECTIVE DEAL MAKING Register Now
(PTRT 1091)
Wind energy is hot and many energy industry participants are finding opportunities related to this fast growing area. Anyone involved in energy needs to know more about the growing role of alternative energy and how its rise impacts traditional oil and gas operations. Landmen and all lease administration personnel will need to know key concerns related to wind energy leases, how they are effectively written and negotiated, key concerns of developers and landowners, the role of government and key aspects of how wind turbines work. Problems and pitfalls of wind energy will be presented and discussed with some workshop exercises as we consider important concerns including: what rights landowners want to reserve and what rights developers want to acquire, how to determine appropriate compensation for the landowner, picking the best sites for wind farms, the ideal number of turbines per area, surface damages, right of way concerns, the role of options and easements, assignments, indemnification and insurance, and a checklist of the most critical duties and obligations of both landowner and lessee.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course Number - PENDING (Please put "pending" on the registration form)
July 29 - 30, 2009
August 17 - 18, 2009
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday - Thursday
Fee: $375; Out of State fee: $400
1.4 CEU's
Instructors: Dr. Patrick Fitzgerald
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MANAGING RISKS AND STRATEGIC DECISIONS IN PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION Register Now
(PTRT 1091)
Industry Overview
Petroleum exploration and production firms enter the 21 st Century in an increasingly competitive and risky business environment. Under those circumstances, managers have a growing need to adopt better and more systematic decision processes that explicitly embody the firm's objectives, desired goals, and resource constraints. Managers, for example, are regularly confronted with the issue of allocating scarce capital among a set of available exploration, development and acquisition opportunities.- opportunities generally characterized by high degree of financial risk and uncertainty. Because these decisions are among the most conceptually difficult to make, managers are compelled to utilize the most advanced techniques to guide their project and portfolio evaluations. Moreover, in modern capital and business markets the link between strategic and financial decision making has become more and more important. Consequently, firm managers must focus as never before on the value their corporate and business level strategies are creating. Efforts to build linkages in the petroleum firm between strategy and finance issues must involve the entire organization -- the impact on mitigating risk and improving performance can be significant.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G153 083Q
April 6 - 8, 2009
Monday & Tuesday. 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Fee: $1,500; Out of State: $1,525
2.0 CEU's
Instructor: Dr. Michael R. Walls holds a B.S. degree in geology from Western Kentucky University, an M.B.A. in Finance and a Ph.D. in Management from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Walls is a Professor of Mineral Economics at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado and founder and President of Michael R. Walls & Company, a Denver-based decision consulting firm. In his consulting work, Dr. Walls has advised extensively in the areas of risk analysis and strategic planning to oil companies such as Texaco, BHP, Schlumberger, Phillips Petroleum, Amoco, Petrobras Petroleos Brasiliero, Occidental, Penn-Virginia, and PDVSA. Among these engagements, Dr. Walls has advised a major integrated oil company on risk management policy and systems design for managing exploration risk in the capital allocation process.
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BASIC CEMENTING ONE Register Now
Basic Cementing One is the first of two courses designed for field operations personnel. Participants learn the use of their cementing pipe tables though demonstration and practical use.

Basic calculations, purpose, and methods for Surfacing Casings, Intermediate Casings, Production Casings, Simple open hole and cased hole plugs, Squeeze Calculations, and Cement Slurry Calculations.

This course is not a show and tell “feel good” seminar. Class room work designed to let the participants practice the concepts they are taught, home work at night to reinforce that days learning, and testing each morning of the previous days work, ensure that the participants are kept focused on cementing for the full six days of the class. A course average of 70 percent is required to be awarded a certificate of completion. This course and its sister course, Basic Cementing Two, are used by companies from the East Coast to the Rocky Mountains . If you are not giving your employees the benefits of the technical training required to do their jobs your competition probably is. Limited to 10 students
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G183 083Q
April 27 - May 2 , 2009
Monday - Saturday
8:00 am - 6:00 pm (90 minutes for lunch)
Fee: $3,000; Out of State: $3,025
5.1 CEU's
Instructor: Jerry N. Browning, Browning Training Consultants, LLC
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GRAVITY AND MAGNETICS FOR EXPLORATIONISTS Register Now
(PTRT 1091)
This course is designed for geoscientists and engineers of varied backgrounds, from new hires to seasoned professionals. We introduce the use of gravity and magnetics, starting with a quick review of basic principles, and moving quickly into the application of the theory to practical challenges in oil and gas exploration. Upon completion of the course, attendees will have gained hands-on experience with map-based gravity and magnetics interpretation. In addition, they will be well-acquainted with survey acquisition design and parameters, processing flow for acquired data, and most importantly, the enhancement of the ‘signal of interest' in a gravity/magnetic dataset and its geologic interpretation.
Attendees will be able to return to their everyday work equipped with new skills for interpretation of gravity and magnetic data, and a clear understanding of the appropriate use of gravity and magnetic data to frontier and mature exploration plays. For a detailed course outline click here
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G161 083Q -
May 5 - 6, 2009
Tuesday - Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee: $475; Out of State: $500
1.6 CEU's
Instructor: Michal Ellen Ruder, Ph.D., President Wintermoon Geotechnologies, Inc.
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RRC SPRING TRAINING CAMP - CALLING ALL ROOKIES Register Now
(PTRT 1091)
Have you ever attended a Railroad Commission ( RRC ) seminar, but found the classes to be over your head? Has an engineer or geologist asked you to complete certain RRC forms, but you didn't know where to begin? Does the structure and divisions of the RRC confuse you? Do you find the Commission's correspondence confusing and intimidating? Does the RRC 's terminology leave you feeling like you've just heard a foreign language?

If you've answered yes to any of these questions, then this class is for you. As your coaches we will introduce you to the RRC , show you how it is set up, help you understand the importance of required forms and explain how to feel more comfortable dealing with the RRC . Whether you have little or no experience with the RRC , or simply need to better understand how to deal with the Commission; then sign up today. You are encouraged to ask questions and no area is off limits; permitting, production, proration or plugging—we will give you answers. This class is designed with you in mind and you will leave the class with more confidence and less stress.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G174 083Q
April 21, 2009
Tuesday
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Fee: $150; Out of State: $175
.3 CEU's
Instructor: Linda Derryberry - recently retired from the Railroad Commission after 35 + years. Her jobs over the years have included the production area as well as the P-5 organization report area. During the late 1970's, she moved to the proration department where she has handled proration oil districts 8A and 08. Over the last 10 years, Linda has been the oil proration trainer for new employees in all the various areas of the state as well as the assistant supervisor of the department. She has coordinated the various seminars and regulatory EXPO's offered by the Commission. Linda also taught Forms and Procedures classes for the Commission at their traveling and Austin based seminars. She helped develop the Forms and Procedures Manual used in these seminars. Upon her retirement, has joined long time business associate Susan Perkins in oil and gas regulatory consulting.
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UNDERSTANDING AND FILING OF RAILROAD COMMISSION FORMS AND PROCEDURES Register Now
(PTRT 1091)
This 8 hour course will cover an overview of drilling, completions, and production forms required by the Railroad Commission of Texas. The instructor is a recently retired Commission employee with more than 35 years experience in the proration/compliance area of the Austin office. This course will use the Railroad Commission of Texas Forms and Procedures Manual and there will be opportunities for hands on participation.

Class Outline:
• Schematic of RRC departments and contact information
•  Handouts
• P-5, Organization Report
• W-1, Application to drill, deepen, plug back or re-enter
• Plats, regular location, Rule 37/38, horizontal drain hole
• P-12, Certificate of pooling authority
• H-9, Certificate of Compliance, SWR 36, hydrogen sulfide
• TCEQ form for surface casing/usable water protection
• Q&A
• Break – 10 minutes
• W-2, Oil well potential completion or recompletion report
• Lunch
• Q&A
• L-1, Electric log status report
• P-4, Producer's transportation authority/certificate of compliance
• P-8, Special clearance request
• W-12, Inclination report and directional surveys
• W-15, Cementing report
• Filing Production reports
• G-1, Gas well completion
• G-5, Gas well classification report
• G-10, Gas well status report
• W-10, Oil well status report
• W-3A & W-3, plugging wells
• Allowables, supplements and violation letters
• Helpful hints/Glossary of oil and gas terms
• Q & A
• Conclusion of class
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G117 083Q
April 22, 2009
Wednesday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee: $225; Out of State: $250
.7 CEU's
Instructor: Linda Derryberry - recently retired from the Railroad Commission after 35 + years. Her jobs over the years have included the production area as well as the P-5 organization report area. During the late 1970's, she moved to the proration department where she has handled proration oil districts 8A and 08. Over the last 10 years, Linda has been the oil proration trainer for new employees in all the various areas of the state as well as the assistant supervisor of the department. She has coordinated the various seminars and regulatory EXPO's offered by the Commission. Linda also taught Forms and Procedures classes for the Commission at their traveling and Austin based seminars. She helped develop the Forms and Procedures Manual used in these seminars. Upon her retirement, has joined long time business associate Susan Perkins in oil and gas regulatory consulting.
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POLYMER GELS FOR CONFORMANCE-IMPROVEMENT TREATMENTS Register Now
(PTRT 1091)
This workshop will provide oilfield operators and professionals with information and methodologies required to successfully apply polymer-gel conformance-improvement treatments – including production-well water-shutoff and injection-well sweep-improvement treatments. The focus of the workshop will be on polymer-gel treatments for possible application to conformance problems and associated unnecessarily poor oil recoveries in West Texas . Covered also in this workshop will be the highly promising and underutilized use of polymer gels to improve the performance and the profitability of CO 2 flooding operations that are being conducted in naturally fractured reservoirs. There are many types of conformance problems and many different conformance-improvement (water-shutoff and sweep-improvement) technologies. The challenge is to correctly identify the offending conformance problem and then to select, design, and execute an appropriate conformance-improvement technology. Many operators do not realize that conformance-improvement treatments are reservoir-, well-, and problem-specific. This workshop will present information and conceptual tools that will: 1) help operators to successfully apply conformance-improvement polymer-gel treatments; 2) help operators determine what conformance-improvement technology (if any) can be effectively employed in order to remedy or reduce a given oilfield conformance problem; 3) list some “do's and don'ts” of conformance treatments; 4) help operators recognize misinformation that exists concerning conformance-improvement treatments; 5) provide means to improve the success rate and the profitability of polymer-gel conformance treatments, and 6) show how to avoid many of the pitfalls that have plagued operators historically when conducting conformance-improvement treatments and operations.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G140 082Q; In State Fee: $275
Course# G139 082Q; Out of State: $300
February 17, 2009
Tuesday
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
.7 CEU's
Instructors:
Randy Seright is a Senior Engineer and heads the Reservoir Sweep Improvement group at the Petroleum Recovery Research Center at New Mexico Tech. His research interests focus on methods to prevent fluid channeling through reservoirs, to reduce excess water production during oil and gas recovery, and to improve sweep efficiency during oil-recovery flooding operations. Current emphasis is on using gels and polymer flooding for this purpose. Randy has been a registered professional engineer in Texas since 1983 and has taught short courses on polymer-gel conformance-improvement treatments in 10 countries. He received the SPE/DOE IOR Pioneer Award in 2008.

Bob Sydansk heads up his own consulting company, Sydansk Consulting Services, LLC that specializes in EOR/IOR and conformance improvement -- with special emphasis on polymer-gel use for water shutoff and sweep improvement. Bob formerly worked for 33 years at the Technology Center for Marathon Oil Co., where he conducted R&D in nearly all phases of chemical improved oil and gas recovery. Bob was an SPE Distinguished Lecturer -- lecturing internationally on oilfield polymer-gel technologies. In 2001, he taught internationally for the SPE a short course on the use of polymer gels for water-shutoff purposes. He is an SPE Distinguished Member.
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THE OILFIELD FROM PLANNING TO PLUGGING "Excellent Class for Interns" Register Now
(PTRT 2015)
This basic 2-day course provides an overview of all phases of oilfield operations. The attendees will be introduced to leases, geology, drilling, completing, and producing wells. The class is ideal for non-technical people wanting to learn “the big picture,” to broaden their oilfield knowledge, and to learn the value and importance of methods used in the oilfield and some ways to improve them. Topics include: Finding the Prospect, Leasing the Land, Drilling the Well, Logging and Testing, Casing and Cementing the Well, Completing the Well, Additional Wells, Producing Equipment, Producing Operations, and Plug and Abandonment.
July 21 - 22, 2009
Course# G217 084Q
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday - Wednesday
Fee: $350; Out of State:$375
1.6 CEU's
Instructor: T. E. Gill is a petroleum consultant in Midland, Texas. His work experience includes 30 years of service in drilling, production engineering, facility design and operation, and engineering supervision with subsidiaries of Chevron Corp. in Texas, Oklahoma, Venezuela, Trinidad, Columbia, and the Rocky Mountains. Mr. Gill is a registered professional engineer in Texas and a member of SPE and NACE. He holds a B.S. in chemistry from Midwestern University and a B.S. in petroleum engineering from The University of Texas.
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ECONOMICS

Students should leave the class ready to setup and run full economics on any data. Registration limited to 10.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G211 084Q
August 11 - 12, 2009
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday & Wednesday
Fee: $570; Out of State $595
1.6 CEU's
Instructor: Celia Payne, BOPCO, L.P. - has 25 years in oil and gas experience and 10 years in oil and gas software instruction. She structures the class in an easy to follow manner that applies everyday examples and uses of the PHDWin software.
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ECONOMIC EVALUATION AND INVESTMENT DECISION METHODS Register Now
(BUSA1092)
Organized for managers, engineers, geologists, landmen, scientists, accountants and others concerned with evaluating investments; the course addresses the economic analysis of income and service producing investments based on discounted cash flow analysis procedures. Covering economic analysis techniques used to optimize the development and operation of mining, petroleum and non-natural resource production, and processing operations, the 4-day course addresses both before-tax and after-tax analysis considerations. The textbook, Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods, 11th Edition, by Franklin J. Stermole and John M. Stermole, demonstrates the evaluation techniques presented using a variety of applications for people with technical and non-technical backgrounds, with or without previous evaluation experience.
We have registered with the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy as a CPE sponsor. This registration does not constitute an endorsement by the Board as to the quality of our CPE program.
Prerequisite: None, Eligible for 30 CPE credits - $15 additional charge added for CPE credit.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G085 083Q - In-state Regular; Fee: $1,995
Course# G194 083Q - In-state with CPE credits; Fee: $2,010
Out-of-State with CPE credits: $2,035
May 18 - 21, 2009
Monday through Wednesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday - 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
3.0 CEU's
Instructor: John M. Stermole, IEC
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REMEDIATION AND RESTORATION OF HYDROCARBON AND BRINE CONTAMINATED SOILS Register Now
(PTRT2025)

Click here for a brochure- detailed description for the class
Register by April 30th!
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course#G158 083Q - In State
Course# G159 083Q - Out of State
May 11 - 12, 2009
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday & Tuesday
Fee: $495; Out of State $520
1.6 CEU's
Instructor: Kerry L. Sublette - is the Sarkeys Professor of Environmental Engineering at The University of Tulsa. He has 19 years experience in a wide variety of bioengineering problems. He worked for six years in a corporate R&D environment for Combustion Engineering. Dr. Sublette also has 12 U.S. patents, nine of those in bioprocessing inventions. He serves as Director of the Integrated Petroleum Environmental Consortium (IPEC), an EPA Research Center comprising of The University of Tulsa, the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, and the University of Arkansas. He teaches the two-day seminar, Fundamentals of Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils .
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CORROSION TECHNOLOGY

BASIC OILFIELD CORROSION Register Now
(PTRT2020)
This course is designed for both student and professional to first understand the basic corrosion processes and then to learn to apply this knowledge with specific emphasis on oil and gas applications. Class will apply to TNRCC and Office of Pipeline Safety/OSHA experience and training requirements.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Date to be announced
Instructor: Rob Cochran

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OIL FIELD CHEMICAL PROGRAM Register Now
(PTRT2020)
This course is designed for both student and professional to first understand the basic corrosion processes and then to learn to apply this knowledge with specific emphasis on oil and gas applications. Class will apply to TNRCC and Office of Pipeline Safety/OSHA experience and training requirements.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Date to be announced
Instructor: Rob Cochran

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www.geographix.com

BASIC SEISVISION
The main focus of this course is to introduce you to the geophysical data management, analysis and interpretation component of GeoGraphix Discovery called SeisVision. Practical, hands-on class exercises with 2D and 3D seismic data will emphasize horizon and fault interpretation techniques. Geological well ties and interpretation along with synthetics will also be used in the interpretation. Powerful integration to PRIZM and GESXplorer will also be included in this comprehensive course.
Recommended for geologists, geophysicists, engineers or technicians who have a basic understanding of seismic interpretation. The course should benefit both the new user and those who have some basic familiarity with SeisVision.
For more information please call the PPDC at (432) 683-2832.

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DSS FUNDAMENTALS
This comprehensive 2-day course will provide an excellent overview of the DSS System. Employing a lab-based approach, DSS Fundamentals has been designed to shorten the learning curve for beginning users. This course covers a broad foundation of skills that provide the student with the tools to quickly monitor and analyze project performance by well, group, pattern, and field.
For more information please call the PPDC at (432) 683-2832.

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GEOGRAPHIX - GESXplorer
The main focus of this comprehensive three or four-day course is to introduce you to the geological data management, analysis and interpretation component of GeoGraphix Discovery called GESXplorer. Workflow oriented class exercises cover project creation, importing various types of data (including cartographic, lease well and seismic data), creating layers and basemaps, cross-sections, gridding and contouring surfaces to final presentation montages, and calculating volumetrics. Integration with other Discovery modules is also discussed, including optional SeisVision exercises. Recommended for geologists, geophysicists, engineers, technicians or those involved with oil and gas exploration or exploitation. The course should benefit both the new user and those who have some basic familiarity with GESXplorer.
For more information please call the PPDC at (432) 683-2832.

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LOGM INTERMEDIATE SEISVISION
This course provides interpreters with the necessary tools to make better synthetics and increase confidence when tying well data to seismic data. The class is divided into two sections: the first section focuses on hands-on class exercises providing practical workflows from reformatting and editing log curve data to creating first pass synthetics and presentation quality plots; the second portion focuses on hands-on exercises providing practical workflows on how to improve the synthetic match using the various analytical tools available within LogM, including pseudo-curve estimation, rigorous fluid substitution, phase and frequency panels, wavelet extraction, wavelet editing, AVO offset modeling, and creating 2D synthetic seismic models from geologic cross sections.
For more information please call the PPDC at (432) 683-2832.

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PRIZM
This course will introduce you to the petrophysical data management, analysis and interpretation component of GeoGraphix Discovery called PRIZM. PRIZM’s well log curve data management, analysis and interpretation workflows will be emphasized. Powerful integration to SeisVision and GESXplorer will also be included in this comprehensive course.
For more information please call the PPDC at (432) 683-2832.

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SYNTOOL
SynTool is a synthetic seismogram application that allows you to create highly flexible synthetic seismograms and then use the synthetics to determine the best correlation between well and seismic data. SynTool provides all the necessary tools to generate a high quality synthetic. SynTool has options for curve editing, TVD corrections, various checkshot applications, and an array of filter selections, seismic/synthetic correlation panels, and wavelet extraction. The interpreter can interactively customize a synthetic to maximize the correlation to the seismic data.
For more information please call the PPDC at (432) 683-2832.

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ARIES FUNDAMENTALS Register directly with Landmark
This four-day course is for any client wanting to use ARIES to organize, manage and evaluate economic and production data. It is designed to highlight Aries most frequently used features and capabilities. Intended For: Reservoir, Production and Acquisitions Engineers, Geologists, Engineering Technicians, Reservoir Analysts, and Managers.
Prerequisites: Prior use of Windows and basic understanding of Oil & Gas industry terminology.
For more information please call the PPDC at (432) 683-2832.

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GEODATA MANAGEMENT IN OPEN WORKS
This course teaches you to create and manage a project in OpenWorks that stores and maintains geologic data used for subsurface interpretation by other Landmark applications. Topics include loading and management of general well information, well logs (both in ASCII and binary format), deviation surveys, seismic navigation data and cultural data.
For more information please call the PPDC at (432) 683-2832.

OPENEXPLORER
This course teaches you how to use OpenExplorer to manage, view, query, and analyze large quantities of regional E&P data. Topics covered include a review of ArcView GIS documents and map manipulation tools, creating, manipulating, and customizing E&P themes, performing spatial analyses on E&P data, transferring data between OpenWorks projects, creating GIS layouts, using data query managers to query the OpenWorks database, and using OpenExplorer Forms and Reports tools to view and extract information from the database.
For more information please call the PPDC at (432) 683-2832.

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PETROWORKS
This course introduces you to workflows in PetroWorks, Landmark’s interactive petrophysical interpretation software. Hands-on exercises are incorporated into the short daily lectures, giving you the opportunity to immediately apply what has just been discussed.
For more information please call the PPDC at (432) 683-2832.

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PRACTICAL SEISWORKS
This course will provide working geoscientists with the skills needed to be able to interpret and map seismic data using SeisWorks. The course presents and follows suggested workflows for interpreting seismic data and incorporating well log data for the most accurate interpretations. In a hands-on, full-day workshop, participants will go from uninterpreted seismic and well data to completing an interpretation using automated interpretation of both seismic and fault data, and to producing final contour display maps.
For more information please call the PPDC at (432) 683-2832.

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STRATWORKS
This course introduces you to workflows in StratWorks, a highly interactive cross section, correlation, and mapping application. Hands-on exercises give you the opportunity to immediately apply the information that has been learned in lecture. A hands-on StratWorks workshop and a StratWorks, SeisWorks integration workshop are designed to help you tie together information from the previous days.
(Note: this course does not cover geologic data loading. Geologic data loading is fully covered in the GeoData Management in OpenWorks class.)
For more information please call the PPDC at (432) 683-2832.

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WORKSTATION & OPENWORKS ESSENTIALS
This course teaches the essential elements of UNIX and the OpenWorks environment. Topics covered include the UNIX file system, shell, utilities relating to data management, customization of the shell, X-Windows and OSF/Motif environments, the OpenWorks command launcher, tools and utilities, basic troubleshooting, and routine backup and restoration of data. This course lays the foundation for working with confidence at the workstation and fulfills the prerequisites of many of our more advanced courses.
For more information please call the PPDC at (432) 683-2832.

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Z-MAP PLUS COMPREHENSIVE
This intensive five-day course spans a wide range of Z-MAP Plus functionality and workflows, targeting the independent geoscience professional handling both technical and data management responsibilities. Both interpretive and data management aspects of the software are covered. Numerous workflow-oriented, hands-on exercises accompany a lecture format. (40% lecture, 60% hands-on).
For more information please call the PPDC at (432) 683-2832.

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WORKSTATION GEOLOGIC & GEOPHYSICAL ANALYSIS:


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PETRA® Register Now
(ENGG1036)
PETRA® is PC based software that was created with the goal of providing integrated geological and engineering solutions. By using leading- edge technology, PETRA can assist geoscientists with today’s prospect generation and acquisition studies. This course will cover data management, data manipulation, and the integration of geological, geophysical, petrophysical, and engineering data. Students will visualize results using the interactive mapping, cross-sections, log cross plots, and custom spreadsheet features. Learning objectives: the student will have a sufficient working knowledge of the primary functions of the software to be able to return to the office and begin using the modules for most day-to-day operations. Furthermore, the students will develop an awareness of additional features available should the need arise. Pre-requisites: Working knowledge of Windows and know the various types of geologic data, i.e. logs, formation tops, maps, production. Registration limit: 10
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
June 17 - 18, 2009 (Wednesday & Thursday) Course# G198 084Q
August 19 - 20, 2009 (Wednesday & Thursday) Course# G212 084Q
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee: $570; Out of State $595
1.6 CEU's
Instructor: Greg Hinterlong, Chevron
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INTRODUCTION TO MERLIN AND APPRENTICE: APPLIED WATERFLOOD APPLICATIONS Register Now
Reservoir simulation has for many years been recognized as the best technology for optimizing well drilling and completion practices, and overall reservoir management. But it is not widely understood that most of this value can be gained through quick look modeling. This school will teach professionals the work flow required for single well modeling studies that can be completed in an hour or less, and full field studies that can be completed in days. Models will be developed and then modified to understand the influence of well spacing, production and injection rates, and reservoir heterogeneity on waterflood performance.

This school includes an introduction to the Merlin simulator and Apprentice mapping product, primary and secondary production history matching, waterflood pattern setup, and integration of reservoir heterogeneity through Dykstra Parsons layering. The Apprentice mapping product will be used to build a full field model and then perform a full field optimization for a waterflood.

The last day will be devoted to working user problems brought to class. This gives students additional confidence with simulation, and allows the instructors to help students with problems new user's experience.

A complimentary 4 week lease of the Merlin/Apprentice/Avlaon/MerlinView3D products with support/upgrades is included for each class attendee ($3,000 value).
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G147 083Q
March 2-6, 2008
Monday through Thursday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday: 8:00 am - 12:00 Noon
Fee: $1,975; Out of State $2,000
3.6 CEU's
Instructor: James L. Buchwalter, P.E. - is president of Gemini Solutions Inc. (GSI). He and Dr. Ray Calvert started GSI in 1996 after a 15 year career as a reservoir engineer with Texaco. GSI markets a user friendly PC based integrated mapping, simulation, and nodal analysis system throughout the world, and currently the company has licenses in more than 65 companies. GSI also offers reservoir engineering training and consulting simulation services.

He is a member of SPE and has worldwide experience in reservoir engineering, and simulation. He maintained and enhanced Texaco's in-house simulator before forming GSI. He was also active in developing easier to use simulation interfaces, which resulted in a faster simulation work flow at Texaco, and expansion of the simulation community from a dozen or so experts to hundreds of engineers in the 1990's.

He has published numerous times on various topics in the reservoir simulation field, and recently co-authored a text book in applied reservoir engineering. He holds B.Sc. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Ohio State University, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Rice University.
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SEISMIC-MICRO TECHNOLOGY
www.seismicmicro.com

If there is enough interest, we will offer the following SMT classes:

GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL DATA LOADING (Data Importing)
This course is designed primarily to show data loaders how to use SMT software to load various types of geological and geophysical data. Interpreters are encouraged to attend in order to learn how to QC their data. This course assumes the user has a fundamental understanding of the data types used in this class. Registration limit: 10

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INTRODUCTION TO 2D/3D PAK INTERPRETATION
This class is designed for the person who has never worked with 2d/3dPAK or who needs a refresher course on 2d/3dPAK. The course stresses development of skills by progressing through a basic seismic interpretation workflow using SMT software. This course is not intended to teach entry-level interpretation skills or definitions. Registration limit: 10

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EXPLORING IN THE 3D WORKSPACE (VUPAK)
This course is fast paced and assumes that the user has basic interpretation skills. Attendees should be at least moderately skilled at using KINGDOM software. 2d/3dPAK tools, including the Calculators and Depth Conversion, will be explored. Gridding parameters and algorithms for different kinds of data will be discussed. Accurate depth conversion will be demon­strated by "hands-on" generation of depth maps. Stratigraphic interpretation of seismic data will be made using different attribute analyses. Class interaction is highly encouraged. Questions and/or problems about interpretation methods and philosophy will be covered during the day. Registration limit: 10

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PRACTICAL DRILLING SKILLS Register Now
(ENGG 1091)
Discipline: Well Construction/Drilling
Level: Intermediate
Designed for: Drilling engineers, company men, supervisors, toolpushers, drillers and technical managers responsible for improving drilling performance at the rig site.
This course concentrates on calculations made from rig-floor measurements. Many of these calculations are not available with current computer technology because the input data and proper equations do not exist. Unscheduled events sabotage many drilling budgets. Learn to recognize the signals when the well is “talking to you” before downtime events occur. When these unscheduled events do occur, know what immediate steps should be taken to minimize their economic effect. .For a detailed outline of the course, click here.
To register contact: www.petroskills.com or call (800) 821-5933. Fee is paid directly to PetroSkills.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Feburary 23 - 27, 2009
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee: $ 3,275 Paid directly to PetroSkills
Instructor: Petr Ex Specialist

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For more information go to www.petroskills.com

PRODUCTION OPERATIONS 1 Register Now
(ENGG 1091)
Discipline: Production and Completions Engineering
Level: Foundation
Designed for: Petroleum, production, reservoir, facility, drilling and research engineers; geologists; field supervisors and managers; service company engineers and managers.
This course represents the core of our production engineering program and is the foundation for all future studies in this subject. The participant will become familiar with the procedures and techniques that increase production and cut operating costs. The course provides a fundamental and integrated understanding of wells, their design, operation and treatments. This is one of PetroSkills' most popular courses. For a detailed outline of the course, click here To register contact: www.petroskills.com or call (800) 821-5933. Fee is paid directly to PetroSkills
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
March 23 - April 3, 2009 (2 weeks)
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee: $5,650 Paid directly to PetroSkills
Instructor: Mr. Jeffrey S. McMullan, Mr. William K. Ott, P.E.

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For more information go to www.petroskills.com

WELL STIMULATION: PRACTICAL AND APPLIED Register Now
(ENGG 1091)
Discipline: Production and Completions Engineering
Level: Basic
Designed for: Production, completion, reservoir, and drilling engineers; field supervisors; production foremen; engineering technicians; and geologists. This course is also designed for others involved in the planning and evaluation of well stimulation treatments. Information presented and examples used are applicable to vertical, horizontal and multilateral wells, to tight gas / unconventional reservoirs, as well as oil reservoirs.

This practical course is designed for those involved in all aspects of well stimulation. To be better able to make decisions it is important to have a basic understanding of the types of formations and basic reservoir properties with which we deal. For this reason, time is spent in the early portion of the course ‘setting the geological and reservoir property stage' for vertical, horizontal and multilateral wells prior to developing the basic formation damage, acidizing, and hydraulic fracturing concepts. The course includes acidizing and fracturing quality control, conducting the treatment, monitoring pressures, and other critical parameters, during and after the treatment. An important part of the course is class teamwork whereby the attendees divide into teams to evaluate and design stimulation treatments. These exercises bring out many important parameters discussed during the course.
For a detailed outline of the course, click here. To register contact: www.petroskills.com or call (800) 821-5933. Fee is paid directly to PetroSkills
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
March 9 - 13, 2009
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee: $3,175 Paid directly to PetroSkills
Instructor: Mr. Gerald R. Coulter

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For more information go to www.petroskills.com

CASING AND CEMENTING Register Now
(ENGG 1091)
Discipline: Production and Completions Engineering
Level: Basic
Designed for: Personnel responsible for planning, overseeing, and conducting casing and cementing operations; operator and service personnel.
This course builds a firm foundation in the principles and practices of designing, planning and conducting successful casing and cement jobs. The course uses a process-based perspective that takes participants from initial casing depth and size selection, casing and liner design procedures, casing running practices, planning and executing primary cementing, through remedial cementing and plugging operations. In addition to the necessary technical information and procedures, the course is laced with considerable practical, experience-based content. Participants will be furnished Dr. Byrom's textbook, Casing & Liners for Drilling and Completion, and computer spreadsheets to facilitate routine calculations. For a detailed outline of the course, click here.
To register contact: www.petroskills.com or call (800) 821-5933. Fee is paid directly to PetroSkills
Location: Midland College Advanced Technology Center, 3200 W. Cuthbert, BTC classroom (Midland, Texas) click here, to see map (#4 on map)
April 27 - May 1, 2009
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee: $3,175 Paid directly to PetroSkills
Instructor: Ted Byron and Mark Hackler

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For more information go to www.petroskills.com

PETROLEUM PROJECT MANAGEMENT: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES Register Now
(ENGG 1091)
Discipline: Petroleum Business; Introductory/Cross Training
Level: Intermediate
Designed for: Exploration, production and management personnel interested in applying project management techniques to their operations.
This course is aimed at helping technical personnel make the best business decisions  - decisions that lead to lowest project cost while still meeting all production or exploration goals.  Petroleum Project Management covers the principles and application of project management to the upstream oil and gas business. . For a detailed outline of the course, click here.
To register contact: www.petroskills.com or call (800) 821-5933. Fee is paid directly to PetroSkills
Location: Midland College Advanced Technology Center, 3200 W. Cuthbert, BTC (Midland, Texas) click here, to see map (#4 on map)
April 20 - 24, 2009
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee: $3,275 Paid directly to PetroSkills
Instructor: Mr. Erich Ramon Ramp

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COMPLETIONS AND WORKOVERS Register Now
(ENGG 1091)
Discipline: Production and Completions Engineering
Level: Foundation
Designed for: Beginning Level drilling operations, production operations, workover and completions personnel; petroleum engineers; drilling and completion contractor personnel; service company personnel
The Completions and Workovers course is an introduction to many facets of completion and intervention technology. The material progresses through each of the major design, diagnostic and intervention technologies, ending with effect of operations on surface facilities and finally plug and abandonment requirements. The course focuses on the practical aspects of each of the technologies, using design examples and both successes and failures to illustrate the points of the design and the risks involved with the entire process. The overall objectives of the course are to focus on delivering and maintaining “well quality”. The course can be customized for specific locations and conditions. For a detailed outline of the course, click here.
To register contact: www.petroskills.com or call (800) 821-5933. Fee is paid directly to PetroSkills
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
May 18 - 22, 2009
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee: $3,225 Paid directly to PetroSkills
Instructor: Petr Ex Specialist

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PRODUCTION ENGINEERING

MANAGING SUCKER ROD LIFT WELL FAILURES Register Now
(PTRT 2010)
This class is designed for oil field foremen, well site supervisors, and any other one interested in reducing the frequency and cost of well equipment failures in order it improve their profit margins. Discussion will include examples from a successful well failure management program; understanding basic well failure causes including sucker rods, tubing and rod pumps; scheduling repairs or maintenance; prevention techniques such as corrosion inhibition and others.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G098 083Q
April 2, 2009
Thursday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee: $175; Out of State $200
.8 CEU's
Instructor: Kent Gantz, Schlumberger
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AN INTRODUCTION TO COILED TUBING Register Now
(PTRT 2010)
This 8-hour course presents coiled tubing (CT) as a tool for workover, drilling, and completions services. It reviews conventional CT workover and completions applications, the properties of CT, its manufacture, the key elements of a coiled tubing unit, and subsurface tools for CT applications. A significant portion of the course covers mechanical and hydraulic performance of CT, including work limits, buckling, and fatigue. The course is intended for engineers, engineering technicians, field personnel or anyone interested in the history, applications, and benefits of coiled tubing. Participants will gain an understanding of the manufacturing process required to mill coiled tubing, the many applications of this versatile tool, the surface equipment for running it, subsurface tools, and the importance of job design and planning. Objective and Goal: The intention of the course is to give the student an understanding of coiled tubing as a well intervention tool.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G209 084Q
June 25, 2009
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday
Fee: $175; Out of State Fee: $200
.8 CEU'S
Instructor: Jeff Harris, B. J. Services

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WELL SERVICE & WORKOVER PRESSURE CONTROL Register Now
(PTRT2010)
This course will provide an understanding of the causes and effects of well pressure and instruction concerning the technique of pressure control. The course is designed for both operator and contractor personnel concerned with well service and workover operations. Open discussion and questions will be encouraged. The sources of well pressure, the character of well fluids, the mechanics of seals, the design of both surface and downhole pressure control equipment, and typical pressure control operations will be explained.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G086 083Q
April 22, 2009
Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee: $175; Out of State Fee: $200
.8 CEU's
Instructor: Mike Cure, XACT Technologies, Inc.

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THE WELL PLANNING PROCESS Register Now
(PTRT2010)
This 1.5 day course will provide a comprehensive overview of the well planning process. Aspects covered will include well objectives, multidisciplinary coordination, information resources, elementary geology, surface access, regulatory compliance, drilling fluids, bit programs, circulation hydraulics, drill string design, rig selection, well construction design and economics. Any individual who participates in the planning of wells such as geologist, geophysicist, land men, right-of-way and claims specialist, contract administrators, reservoir engineers, completion engineers, production engineers, regulatory compliance specialist, surveyors and safety and training specialist can benefit. Learning Objectives: The student will gain a comprehensive awareness of the well planning process in order to drill wells in a competent and cost effective manner
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G087 082Q
February 19, 2009(Thursday)
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
February 20, 2009 (Friday)
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Fee: $270; Out of State $295
1.2 CEU's
Instructor: Mike Cure, XACT Technologies, Inc.
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BASIC OILFIELD OPERATIONS TRAINING Register Now
(PTRT 2015)
This 12-hour course will cover Positive Displacement Pump Principles, Centrifugal Pump Principles, Electric Submersible Pumps, Production Separator Principles, and Emulsions and Heat Treater Principles. We will also cover Sucker Rod Pumping Principles and Beam Pumping Units as time permits. Each topic will be covered using the former ARCO Oil and Gas Company BOTS Training Series. Manuals will be used along with video instruction. Classroom discussion and overheads will enhance the exchange of ideas and clarify the processes. A test will be given at the end of each module. This course assumes that the student has limited experience with the topics covered and that they have a basic understanding of fluid flow, temperature and pressure. At the completion of this course the student will be able to explain operating principles, identify major parts of oilfield operations equipment, and explain how oilfield fluids move and are treated for effective separation of oil. The last class period will include a trip to a modern working tank battery.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G163 083Q
April 7-23, 2009
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Tuesday & Thursday
Fee: $270; Out of State $295
1.2 CEU's
Instructor: Albert Garza, Pioneer Natural Resources
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TECHNICAL - GEOLOGICAL & GEOPHYSICAL

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INTRODUCTION TO LOG INTERPRETATION AND QUALITY Register Now
(PTRT 2010)
This 3-day course is designed to provide participants with fundamental principles necessary to understand and interpret open-hole logs. The concepts will assist participants to recognize permeability, hydrocarbons and identify rock and fluid types. The session will also include illustrated techniques for recognizing log validity. Participants are encouraged to bring their own logs to complement existing real-life case studies.
Day 1: Introduction to Log Parameters, Resistivity, SP, Gamma Ray and Porosity
Day 2: Topic - Determining Porosity, gas effect, and lithology from logs and calculating water saturation.
Day 3: Topic - Methods used to recognize a quality log and logging tool limitations.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G204 084Q
July 28 - 30, 2009
In State; Fee: $995
Out of State; Fee: $1,020
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday - Thursday
2.4 CEU's
Instructor: Gary Batcheller, GWB Consultants
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A CRASH COURSE IN LOG ANALYSIS: AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET WORKSHOP Register Now
(ITSW 1058)
This workshop is designed to give participants experience in spreadsheet log analysis using Microsoft Excel, as well as skills in accessing and downloading digital logs for analysis. A spreadsheet workbook of customized log analysis routines will be supplied to participants as freeware to use on their own logs. The workbook incorporates a variety of log analysis techniques for reservoir evaluation of porosity and water saturation, as well as prediction of fluid recovery, and rock composition analysis. Basic skills in Microsoft Excel recommended. Class limited to 20. Register by April 30th!
Location: Midland College Advanced Technology Center, 3200 W. Cuthbert, BTC classroom (Midland, Texas) click here, to see map (#4 on map)
Course# G101 083Q
May 21, 2009
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday
Fee: $275; Out of State: $300
.8 CEU's
Instructor: John Doveton - Ph.D., Senior Scientist at the Kansas Geological Survey engaged in research and applications in log analysis, mathematical geology, and petroleum geology. After graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Geology from Oxford and a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Edinburgh, he worked as an Exploration Geologist for Mobil Oil in Canada. He has taught petrophysical log analysis classes at the University of Kansas since 1975, as well as in academia and industry in North and South America, the Middle East, Europe, India, and Australia. He has been a Distinguished Speaker for the Society of Professional Well Log Analysts. Dr. Doveton has authored three textbooks in log analysis and is a co-author of petrophysical computer software.
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HOW TO IDENTIFY BYPASSED OIL AND GAS (MISSED PAY) IN OLD WELLS FROM DST DATA Register Now
(PTRT 1091)
Who Should Attend: This course is for geologists, engineers & technicians who encounter or utilize DST results and reports in their exploration & production decisions. In fact any professional who needs to make more sense of the numerous old DSTs, which are present in so many wells, often with confusing results. Particularly appropriate for those prospecting for bypassed pay using logs and geology, who may wish to verify their conclusions from the DST or for regional geologists using show maps of DST results.
Content: This course is a non-numerical introduction to understanding DSTs & DST pressure charts focusing on pattern recognition and practical “quick look” techniques. Numerous field examples & case histories are utilized and theory is kept to a minimum. Course manual contains numerous DST charts, which can be used for trouble shooting problem DSTs later. It is a permanent reference source. To avoid problem of attendees forgetting procedures taught at the course, all techniques are given in cookbook format ‘fill in the blanks'. A key emphasis of the course is to show how to identify missed (damaged) pay in competitor's ‘dry' wells & additional pay in your own producing wells. This is an important skill to complement log skills. In summary, the course is designed to provide participants with information not normally encountered in routine service company training seminars and to impart some interpretive skills gained by the instructor in over 25 years of experience.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
G110 082Q
February 2 - 4, 2009
8:00 am - 5:00 pm - Monday & Tuesday
8:00 am - 12:00 pm - Wednesday
Fee: $575; Out of State: $600
2.0 CEU's
Instructor: Hugh W. Reid, operates a petroleum consultancy in Calgary, Canada, which specializes in DST design and interpretation. He has broad experience in teaching DST courses to the petroleum industry in Canada and overseas. He received his B.Sc. (Geol.) from the Univ. of Bristol, U.K. in 1968; he has 26 years experience in DST analysis and hydrodynamics, 10 years with Mobil Oil in Calgary and over 16 years as an independent DST analyst and as technical manager for Delta P Test Corp (specialized DSTs in tight gas sands). Mr. Reid is the author of various DST manuals and technical articles on formation damage and closed chamber DSTs in tight gas sands. He is past president of the Canadian Well Logging Society, and also a member of SPE, AAPG and CSPG.
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EXPLORING FOR STRATIGRAPHIC TRAPS USING PRESSURE/DEPTH PLOTS AND SALINITIES Register Now
(PTRT 1091)
Who Should Attend? Geologists and engineers who are involved in looking for permeability barriers and subtle traps missed by others in well-drilled basins or those looking for potential stratigraphic traps in unfamiliar overseas basins. Course Objective: This course will show geologists and engineers how to use pressure data from DSTs, production tests and wireline tests (MDTs, RFTs etc.) to make pressure depth plots, which reveal permeability barriers such as pinchouts, sealing faults and any interruption to reservoir continuity, which can trap hydrocarbons. It will also demonstrate how pressures can be used to verify correlations to determine if sands are separate. Hands on experience will be provided by 3 class projects to find traps using data before each pool was discovered. Students then assess how big the pool is using the discovery well pressure data.
Outline:
•Introduction and history of use of pressure data in exploration
•Sources of pressure and salinity data: - DST's – Drillstem Tests, Production Tests, MDT's, RFT's – Wireline Tests
•Screening the data
•How to obtain valid stable pressures from the data
•How to distinguish mud filtrate from true formation water
•How to determine correct subsurface fluid gradients
•Using pressure/depth graphs to correlate reservoirs (Are zones continuous or separate?)
•How to predict gas/oil/water contacts downdip from new discovery wells
•How to make potentiometric surface and pressure maps to reveal the best permeability
•How to find permeability barriers (stratigraphic) traps from pressure drops in the reservoir
•Identifying areas of up and downdip flow and how this affects the sealing capability of the trap
•Gas phase Continuity – how to find Central Basin type gas traps
•Unconformity traps – assessing their leakage potential, incl. subcrop edges
•Identifying ‘flushed' areas
•Using chemical water analysis to correlate zones – Stiff diagrams
•Find oil/gas migration pathways from saturation pressures of pools
Class Projects : (Case Histories) Students start with raw data and progress through all steps to completed maps.
1. Defining a stratigraphic trap (800 MMBBL Oilfield) Devonian Sst
2. Identifying flushed vs prospective areas in Williston Basin
3. Finding giant but subtle gas reserves (Central Basin Gas type trap).
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G111 082Q
February 4 - 6, 2009
1:00 - 5:00 pm - Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm - Thursday and Friday
Fee: $575; Out of State: $600
2.0 CEU's
Instructor: Hugh W. Reid, operates a petroleum consultancy in Calgary, Canada, which specializes in DST design and interpretation. He has broad experience in teaching DST courses to the petroleum industry in Canada and overseas. He received his B.Sc. (Geol.) from the Univ. of Bristol, U.K. in 1968; he has 26 years experience in DST analysis and hydrodynamics, 10 years with Mobil Oil in Calgary and over 16 years as an independent DST analyst and as technical manager for Delta P Test Corp (specialized DSTs in tight gas sands). Mr. Reid is the author of various DST manuals and technical articles on formation damage and closed chamber DSTs in tight gas sands. He is past president of the Canadian Well Logging Society, and also a member of SPE, AAPG and CSPG.
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"OLD" (Pre-1958) ELECTRIC LOGS: A QUICK REVIEW Register Now
(PTRT 2015)
Hilchie (1979) reported that in North America alone there are approximately 1 million wells that were logged with “old” logs. In many of our fields that we are studying “old” logs make up 50% or more of our well log data. This amount of well control can not be ignored. This one day course is designed to illustrate how these logs work, and how to interpret them for your log analysis and field studies. Fresh mud (Rmf >> Rw) surveys from 1932 to 1958 consisted of the following logs in order of their depth of investigation: 1.) 18'8” LATERAL (deep), 2.) 64” NORMAL (intermediate), and 3.) 16” NORMAL (shallow). All of these logs were non-focused resistivity tools that required a set of rules to properly interpret the results. These rules were based on the ratio of bed thickness to tool electrode spacing, and whether the bed had greater or less resistivity than the adjacent beds. In 1945 the 32” LIMESTONE LATERAL log was introduced as a porosity tool that was run only in western Canada and the Permian Basin. In 1948 the MICROLOG was added as an Rxo device, and was also used as an indicator of permeability. During this time period porosity was mainly determined from the 16” NORMAL log.

Logging tools suitable for running in salt mud (Rmf = Rw) were available after 1952. The following are salt mud resistivity logs in order of their depth of investigation: 1.) LATEROLOG-3 or LATEROLOG-7 (intermediate), and 2.) MICROLATEROLOG (flushed zone –Rxo). All of these logs were focused resistivity tools that could be analyzed much like modern logs.

The only non-electrical logs available during this period were the “old” GAMMA RAY – NEUTRON logs. The “old” gamma ray logs were recorded in various units (i.e. micrograms Radium equivalent/ton) and not standardized in API units like modern gamma ray logs. The “old” neutron logs were recorded in neutron counts and not in porosity units like modern neutron logs. Therefore, the “old” gamma ray–neutron logs MUST be normalized to modern gamma ray–neutron logs before they can be applied to any quantitative log analysis.

Numerous examples of how to analyze “old” logs will be presented during the course. In addition eight examples will be provided for the class to analyze.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G144 083Q; In State Fee: $275
Course# G145 083Q; Out of State Fee: $300
May 13, 2009
Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee: $275; Out of State: $300
.8 CEU's
Instructor: Dr. George Asquith - Pevehouse Chair of Petroleum Geology, Professor of Geosciences and co- director of the Center for Applied Petrophysical Studies at Texas Tech University.
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COMPLEX WELL - CORE COMPETENCY - 2009 Register Now
(PTRT 2015)
An Asset Team Cross-Training Program, Not a drilling course, but an intense cross-training course for drilling supervisors and all asset team members.

The primary objective of this intense, five-day program is to provide students (operator asset team, management & support staff, key service providers and regulators) with an appreciation of the crucial multidiscipline aspect of optimized horizontal and more complex development well applications. The program provides a practical-based “big picture” of all the disciplines, issues, and team functions inherent in basic screening, assessing value-added and implementation; and then addresses the advanced technical options of horizontal well design, construction, intervention and production including multi-branch, MPD (managed pressure drilling), CBM, UTG, SAGD, advanced stimulation/intervention options, etc.

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Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G141 083Q; In State Fee: $2,500
Course# G142 083Q; Out of State Fee: $2,525
May 4-8, 2009
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday - Friday
4.0 CEU's
Instructor: R. G. "Bob" Knoll
Bob Knoll is one of the world's leading horizontal/complex well experts. He has more than 32 years of uniquely diverse upstream experience, holding senior operational, technical, and managerial positions in oil and gas projects worldwide. As project coordinator of the internationally acclaimed DEA-44 Project (Horizontal Technology JIP), he has acquired unparalleled exposure in applying modern exploitation technologies to real-world problems. Since 1990, he has authored and presented more than 260 technical training and management programs in every major petroleum province in the world, with consistently excellent reviews. His multidisciplinary background of drilling, drilling engineering, geology, field operations, and management, accompanied by an entertaining talent for explaining complex issues, provides for a uniquely positive and immediately applicable learning experience.
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TECHNICAL - ENGINEERING

[PPDC Courses Spring 2009]

WELL CONTROL SCHOOL - Drilling/Workover (WellCAP) Register Now
(PTRT2010)
Course approved by IADC (International Association of Drilling Contractors)
This school is designed to present the latest technology, equipment, and procedures utilized in maintaining control of a well during drilling and workover operations and to offer cost effectiveness and efficiency to the industry. Designed for drilling and workover personnel, especially drillers, toolpushers, operator representatives, engineers, or anyone involved in operating and servicing wells. Registrants have the option of surface only or surface and subsea stack designation. WellCAP certificates are awarded upon successful completion of this course. IADC WellCAP guidelines require the full course be repeated every two years to maintain current well control certificates. Registration Limit: 18.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
June 1 - 4, 2009 Course# G195 084Q
August 3 - 6, 2009 Course# G210 084Q
Monday - Wednesday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
In State Fee: $650; Out of State Fee: $675
2.8 CEU's
Instructor: Larry Chapman, Chapman and Associates, Inc.
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LAND


LAND AND LEASING - OIL AND GAS Register Now
(PTRT 1000)
For secretaries, lease analysts, geologists, engineers, and managers. Topics include: prospect acquisition, prospect lead/initial land check, takeoff, leasing and leases, surface agreement, farmouts/farmins. Drilling the prospect: title opinion/abstract acquisition/curative, offset support - dry hole, bottom hole, acreage contribution, option farmouts, exploration agreements, joint operating agreements. Interests and Computation of Interest: mineral interest, royalty interest, overriding royalty interest, leasehold interest - net revenue interest, working interest, net profits interest, production payment. Getting Paid: division order title opinion, division orders, payment, 100% indemnity.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G203 084Q
Course# G225 084Q - Out of State
Fee: $ 175; Out of State; Fee: $200
July 23, 2009
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday
.8 CEU's
Instructor: G. Ernest Gilkerson, President of Midland Oil and Gas Inc.
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PETROLEUM LAND MANAGEMENT Register Now
(PTRT 1000)
A Petroleum Land Management class designed specifically for the non-landman.
This basic course will explain mineral ownership rights, surface estate and leasehold title as they relate to the Exploration for Oil and Gas. Class Participants will learn how to perform a basic title search through the use of Abstract Books and Official Public Records at the County Courthouse. A complete review of the various aspects of an Oil and Gas Lease, Joint Operating Agreement, and other basic legal instruments utilized in the Oil Industry will be included in the course. How to negotiate for Oil and Gas rights, Due Diligence involved in the purchase and sale of Producing Properties, and the environmental role of a modern day landman will also be covered by this course. An enlightening, and enjoyable six session course is planned that will allow for ample class participation and discussion. Actual Oil and Gas instruments and all course materials will be provided. This program has been accredited for 18 RL/RPL continuing education credits, 18 CPL recertification credits, which includes 0 CPL/ESA recertification credits and 0 Ethics credits, for a total of 18 credit(s). (Number of credits accredited or claimed for 100% participation in this educational program)
Sign up early, class fills up quickly!
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
May 5 - 21, 2009, Course# G133 083Q
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Tuesday & Thursday
Fee: In State Fee: $390; Out of State Fee: $415
1.8 CEU's
Instructor: Will Porter - a Midland native, has over 23 years of experience in all phases of land work. He graduated from Texas Tech University in 1984 with a Bachelor of Business Administration, with a degree in Petroleum Land Management.
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INTERNET RESOURCES FOR LAND PROFESSIONALS Register Now
(ITNW1007)
Hand-on, online computer Internet course geared to landmen, geologists, and engineers. Participants will learn where information traditionally limited to the Courthouse and Government offices is now available online and in your office rather than hundred of miles and dollars away. You will go to websites where the County Clerk's records are online in selected counties, as well as to pay websites that contain the information. In addition, you will learn how to locate individuals, both dead and alive, and search production records. This program has been accredited for7 RL/RPL/CPL continuing education credits and/or, 0 CPL/ESA recertification credit(s) and 0 Ethics credit(s), for a total of 7 credit(s). ( Number of credits accredited or claimed for 100% participation in this educational program)
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G146 083Q
May 12, 2009
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday
Fee: $175; Out of State $200
.8 CEU's
Instructor: Alan H. Morgan, CPL
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THE PRACTICE OF OIL AND GAS LEASING AND CURING TITLES Register Now
(PTRT1091)
This course reviews the critical express and implied covenants of the oil and gas lease and offers suggestions for more effective leasing. But, getting the lease right is only part of the process. Breaks, clouds, strangers and other unresolved title problems create weak links that threaten optimal financial results from your company's drilling programs.  To get it right, one needs to know exactly what a title opinion is and how and why we have a need to “cure.”  This course will provide an understanding of the purpose of a title opinion.  The purpose of the title opinion can be for lease acquisition, drilling, division order, security, or production purchase purposes, and will control the format of the opinion, the information reported in the opinion, and what title defects lead to title requirements. In this course we will review and discuss key ideas concerning the drilling title opinion, the supplemental title opinion and the division order title opinion. We will also discuss types of curative instruments including lease amendments and lease extensions, designation or change in depository, affidavits, ratifications, releases, subordinations, quitclaim deeds, stipulations of interest, probate proceedings, powers of attorney, tax certificates and more.
Location: Midland College Advanced Technology Center, 3200 W. Cuthbert, Room 120 (Midland, Texas) click here, to see map (#4 on map)
Course# G116 082Q
January 26 - 27, 2009
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Monday - Tuesday
Fee: $375; Out of State $400
1.4 CEU's
Instructor: Dr. Patrick Fitzgerald
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ADVANCED LAND MANAGEMENT Register Now
(PTRT1091)
This course is for landmen and for others who have some experience with land management. It focuses on further development of the technical skills related to understanding the terminology, methodology, planning, strategies and management of the professional land management functions as they relate to: (1) the determination of mineral ownership; (2) negotiation, acquisition, maintenance and disposition of publicly or privately owned oil and gas interests; (3) title curative and the due diligence functions; (4) pooling and unitization; (5) lease administration and payment of the proceeds from oil and gas production; and (6) interpretation, negotiation, preparation, execution and administration of various oil and gas contracts, including farmouts, and joint operating agreements,. Specific detailed content includes critical issues regarding types of land ownership, acquisition of leases, the recording system, “chaining title," evaluation of leases, structuring exploration deals and pooling and unitization. Negotiating the deal and curing critical land titles problem are included with a look at title opinions, use of affidavits, curative conveyances and stipulations and the use of "quiet title actions. Students will be able to understand and perform calculations for Royalties, ORRIs, Net Revenue Interests and Working Interests. There will be some work using petroleum economics and oil and gas taxation issues. Internet tools and ethics in the oil and gas industry are presented. Cases and practical exercises are included.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G214 084Q
July 27 - 28 , 2009
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Monday - Tuesday
Fee: $375; Out of State $400
1.4 CEU's
Instructor: Dr. Patrick Fitzgerald
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DEALING WITH CRITICAL TITLE ISSUES: CURATIVE METHODS AT WORK Register Now
(PTRT1091)
This class covers crucial information for the land professional dealing with critical title issues and conveyances that impact how oil and gas interests are calculated and maintained. Numerous title problems will be reviewed including acreage discrepancies, "after acquired title;" "after discovered" or omitted property, the Duhig Rule, execution defects, mechanics' and materialmens' liens, the rule related to interest conveyed vs., land described; descent & distribution; homestead, life tenancy issues and term mineral conveyances. We also address the issue of not only understanding and identifying the problem, but how to "cure" such problems. We cover the purpose of a title opinion, whether it is for lease acquisition, drilling, division order, security, or production purchase purposes, the information reported in the opinion, and what title defects lead to title requirements. To get it right, one needs to know exactly what a title opinion is and how and why we have a need to “cure.” In this course we will review and discuss key ideas concerning the drilling title opinion, the supplemental title opinion, the division order title opinion, types of curative instruments including lease amendments, designation or change in depository, amendment of description, extension of primary term, amendment of lease, affidavits including various types such as affidavit of identity, affidavit of heirship and marriage history, affidavit of use and possession, affidavit of adverse possession, affidavit of non-production, affidavit of production, and corroborating affidavit. We will review other curative instruments such as ratification and/or consent to pool, release of oil and gas lease, release of deed of trust or lien, subordination of lien, tax certificates, statement of tenant, quitclaim deed, stipulation of interest, certified or exemplified copies, e.g. power of attorney or divorce decree, and the role of other documents in the curative process.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G216 084Q
August 3 - 4, 2009
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Monday - Tuesday
Fee: $375; Out of State $400
1.4 CEU's
Instructor: Dr. Patrick Fitzgerald
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LAND PERSONNEL AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF DUE DILIGENCE IN THE ACQUISITION AND DIVESTITURE OF OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES Register Now
(PTRT1091)
In this course, students learn the whys and hows of due diligence examination, a term that comes from provisions in the typical purchase and sale agreement that deal with the buyer's examination of the property and the seller's records. Such clauses typically provide that the buyer will have both the access and right to examine the property and pertinent files, books and records of the seller. The buyer is charged with knowledge of all defects or deficiencies he could have discovered through the exercise of due diligence in his examination of the property, the official title records and the files, books and records of the seller. Any objections to title or the physical condition of the properties not presented to the seller by a given date will be deemed to have been waived and the buyer will literally have to accept the property in an "as is, where is" condition. "Due diligence” really means the buyer's examination of these records. The land professional has traditionally performed tasks that could be broadly described as the acquisition, development and management of individual properties. Land professionals are typically involved in matters such as title work, lease purchasing, negotiation and preparation of contracts such as operating agreements, farmout agreements, surface damage agreements, lease administration and other things that are involved in the drilling and management of wells. Inside examination covers examination of the seller's files, books and records. Outside examination covers the physical examination of the property, the environmental examination and the examination of official title records. Both the inside and outside examination are reviewed and tips are presented for coordinating the entire due diligence search in a cost effective and timely manner.
The course will be useful not only to land professionals but also to management and administrative personnel, lease record analysts, division order analysts, attorneys, paralegals and other persons who, regardless of their job titles, have been called upon to participate in the land and title aspects of acquisition and divestment.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G217 091Q
August 31 - September 1, 2009
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Monday - Tuesday
Fee: $375; Out of State $400
1.4 CEU's
Instructor: Dr. Patrick Fitzgerald
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CRITICAL OIL AND GAS LEGAL CONCEPTS FOR THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY Register Now
(PTRT1091)
Audience: Landmen, attorneys, members of the land support team and exploration supervisors, contract negotiators and specialists, account billing and audit personnel, accountants, engineers, geologists, certain production personnel, division order and delay rental and lease administration personnel, and management working with oil and gas contracts.

This course provides a tremendous amount of information in only two days. It is perfect for anyone seeking to understand how oil and gas law drives the oil and gas industry and the activities of oil and gas participants including lenders, investors, lessors, working interest owners, government regulators, attorneys, landmen, and others. The course begins with a review of the nature of the landowner's interest in oil and gas, the nature and characteristics of mineral interests, the rights and duties between surface and mineral owners, how mineral severance works, surface damages, conveyance issues, the creation and duration of mineral leases, and different kinds of royalty and mineral interests. We consider life estates and other interests and compare them to the Fee Simple Absolute. The oil and gas industry uses a number of unique contractual arrangements to explore for, develop, produce, and market oil and gas. This course includes not only a good overview of key clauses of the oil and gas lease, and the importance of implied covenants, but also examines the law governing farmout agreements, agreements for the sale and exchange of producing properties, operating agreements, drilling contracts, and pooling and unitization agreements. As part of the discussion of the rule of capture and doctrine of correlative rights and our work on pooling and unitization, we will review some of the history of the oil and gas industry that led to the powerful role of state oil and gas conservation agencies such as the Texas Railroad Commission.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G215 084Q
June 15 - 16, 2009
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Monday - Tuesday
Fee: $375; Out of State $400
1.4 CEU's
Instructor: Dr. Patrick Fitzgerald
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BASIC OIL AND GAS CONTRACTS Register Now
(PTRT1091)
Audience: Landmen, attorneys, members of the land support team and exploration supervisors, contract negotiators and specialists, account billing and audit personnel, accountants, engineers, geologists, certain production personnel, division order and delay rental and lease administration personnel, and management working with oil and gas contracts. This course covers the basic concepts of some of the most important contracts used in oil and gas operations. It is a perfect course for anyone, in any area of the oil and gas industry who wants to become more familiar with key ideas having to do with the law of oil and gas and all the terms so often used by industry participants. This includes, necessarily, the oil and gas lease. We examine key clauses of the lease and the meaning industry participants and the courts give to those most important clauses including the drilling and delay rental clause, the habendum clause, the granting clause, the royalty clause, the shut-in royalty clause, the pooling clause, the drilling-delay rental clause, and others. Also reviewed are the areas relating to ownership as it relates to oil and gas operations. We will review the idea of severance of surface and mineral rights, the role of successive ownership and co-ownership of mineral rights, and the impact on the development of land for oil and gas purposes. Important ideas concerning estates in land, transfer of title to land and minerals, land descriptions, types of property ownership, use restrictions and assignments are also covered. We discuss the use of key contracts used in the industry including Joint Operating Agreements, Seismic Options, and Farmout Agreements and relate them to various means of developing acreage.
AAPL (American Association of Professional Landmen) has approved this class for 12 RPL/RL/CPL continuing education credits (RL, Registered Landman, RPL, Registered Professional Landman; CPL, Certified Professional Landman).
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
February 23 - 24, 2009
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Monday - Tuesday
Fee: $375; Out of State $400
1.4 CEU's
Instructor: Dr. Patrick Fitzgerald
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ROYALTIES AND DIVISION ORDERS Register Now
(PTRT1091)
This course is designed for oil and gas personnel who are responsible for the preparation of division orders or who must understand and apply royalty clauses and division orders. We present background information to develop an understanding as to the reasons that underlie the preparation and maintenance of division orders, followed by instruction with practical exercises in the preparation of division orders and description of the proper management of producing properties with emphasis on the practical problems encountered. Content includes: Definition of terms including payments made under oil and gas leases, interests created by landowners, interests created by lessees, transactions commonly used in development and terms used to describe size of interests; The royalty clause including common provisions and variations, payment of royalty and the effect of pooling and unitization. The division order including nature and effect and common provisions; The transfer order including effect of ownership changes and the effect of status changes; Preparation of division orders including identifying and describing lands and leases, determining the various interests involved and calculating interest; Maintaining the division order. Typical problems with solutions; Practical exercises in division order preparation; Management of producing properties including identification, date of first sales, title opinions, marketing arrangements, information flow and questions and answers.
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G134 083Q
March 9 - 10, 2009
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Monday - Tuesday
Fee: $375; Out of State $400
1.4 CEU's
Instructor: Dr. Patrick Fitzgerald
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DELAY RENTALS, SHUT IN ROYALTIES AND LEASE ADMINISTRATION Register Now
(PTRT 1091)
This course is an in-depth study of shut-in royalties, delay rentals, and related aspects of lease administration. We take a practical approach to both basic and advanced problems arising from the shut-in royalty and drilling-delay rental clauses. Emphasis is on problem solving, with a special session on current problems.
Content includes: Fundamentals of the shut-in royalty clause, including when payments are due, effect of improper payment and practical exercises; Basic principles of delay rentals including a discussion of the interpretations of this clause, "unless" and "or" clauses, how to satisfy the drilling delay rental clause and practical exercises; How to handle special problems of delay rental administration including the effect of transfers on the lease, unit operations and pooling and Pugh provisions, federal, state and Indian leases, and practical exercises; Excuses for improper payment and escape clauses including waiver and estoppel, savings clauses and practical exercises; Managing the rental section including organizing lease records, documenting rental payments, relationship of the lease administrator with landmen and attorneys and practical exercises; Organizing for special lease payment problems including change of ownership and after-acquired title, shut-in royalties, advance minimum royalties and practical exercises.
This program has been accredited for 14 RL/RPL continuing education credits, 14 CPL recertification credits, which includes 0 CPL/ESA recertification credits and 0 Ethics credits, for a total of 14 credit(s). (Number of credits accredited or claimed for 100% participation in this educational program)
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G200 084Q
June 23 - 24 , 2009
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Tuesday - Wednesday
Fee: $375; Out of State $400
1.4 CEU's
Instructor: Dr. Patrick Fitzgerald
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ADVANCED OIL AND GAS CONTRACTS Register Now
(PTRT1091)
This class is for those with more experience and assumes some knowledge of mineral conveyancing and addresses. It is more in depth than the “Basic Oil and Gas Contracts” and the “Farmouts and Joint Operating Agreements” courses.  We will look at special issues such as: “held by production,” “due diligence,” what to do about gas balancing problems, the use of area of mutual interests “AMIs,” problems such as costs of completing and reworking wells, dealing with non or underperforming operators and how to remove them. Other topics include: earning conditions, interests assigned and reserved, tax considerations, committing leases to Farmout Agreements, dealing with minimum depth in Farmout Agreements, cost overruns in jointly drilled wells, critical issues for Joint Operating Agreements including understanding the AAPL model form, interests of the various parties, proper conduct of operations, and what to do about defaulting parties.
This program has been accredited for 14 RL/RPL/CPL continuing education credits and/or, 0 CPL/ESA recertification credit(s) and 0 Ethics credit(s), for a total of 14 credit(s). (Number of credits accredited or claimed for 100% participation in this educational program)
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G155 083Q
April 6 - 7, 2009
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Monday - Tuesday
Fee: $375; Out of State $400
1.4 CEU's
Instructor: Dr. Patrick Fitzgerald
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PETROLEUM INDUSTRY - NON-TECHNICAL

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY FOR NON-GEOLOGISTS Register Now
(PTRT1091)
For landmen, geological technicians, secretaries, and engineers with no geological background. Topics include Earth systems, rocks and minerals, sedimentology and stratigraphy, geologic time and history of Earth, structural geology, folding and faulting, origin, nature, and occurrence of petroleum, formation names, and evolution of the Permian Basin. Also discussed is oil in the Permian Basin - trends, plays, and petroleum systems, surface and subsurface mapping methods, working with logs, sources of data, well-site operations, and formation evaluation. Materials to bring to class: straight edge, calculator, colored pencils, #2 pencil and eraser, notebook.
Location: Midland College Advanced Technology Center, 3200 W. Cuthbert, Room 111 (Midland, Texas) click here, to see map (#4 on map)
Course# G099 083Q
April 20 - 23, 2009
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday - Thursday
Fee: $695; Out of State $720
3.2 CEU's
Instructor: Paul Pausé, Consultant
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PDI: PAYOUT ANALYSIS AND CALCULATION WORKSHOP Register Now
(ACNT1091)
“We have registered with the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy as a CPE sponsor. This registration does not constitute an endorsement by the Board as to the quality of our CPE program.”
Correct payment of proceeds from oil and gas sales to royalty and working interest owners is frequently affected by payout status. Determining when Payout has occurred based on complex calculations, formulas and JOA specifications can be overwhelming. This one-day seminar focuses on calculating payouts, analyzing payment conditions, reporting payout and determining the effects of DD&A, Farmouts, Non-Consents among other conditions. COPAS Accounting Guideline AG-13 “Accounting for Farmouts/Farmins, Net Profits Interests, Carried Interests” is one of the materials used. Eligible for 8 CPE credits.
Who Should Attend: Joint Interest Accountants who are responsible for payout calculation and reporting. Revenue Accountants whose information feeds the revenue side of payout, Division Order Accountants who are responsible for changing and creating DOI's, and IT personnel who support each of these areas.
Pre-Requisite: Understanding of Oil and Gas terminology, basic Oil and Gas business and operational processes including joint interest accounting and revenue accounting.
Key Topics and Objectives: Types of Payouts, Reasons for Payout, Penalty Percentages, Time Based Percentages, Payout Calculation, JOA Considerations: Non-Consent, Operator Replacement Issues and Other, Assigned Interest Payout, Carried Interest Payout, Lease Operating Statement Considerations, and Confirming/Disputing Payout Balances.
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
Understand how payout is calculated
Understand how DD&A, Farmouts and Retroactive Adjustments affect Payout
Understand how Payout is reported
Understand JOA provisions regarding Payout
Understand how Non-Consent affects Payout
Eligible for 8 CPE credits
Location: Midland College PPDC Building, 105 W. Illinois Ave. (Midland, Texas)
Course# G196 084Q - In State - Fee: $355; Out of State $380
Course# G197 084Q with CPE Credits - Fee: $370; Out of State $395
June 9, 2009
Tuesday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
.8 CEU's
Instructor: Howard E. Blunk is founder and owner of OGC Consulting, an independent oil and gas consulting firm. He held a variety of accounting/audit supervisory and managerial positions, both domestically and internationally, in a 23 year career with Chevron before founding OGC. As author of PDI's course books for both Joint Interest Accounting and Joint Venture Auditing, Mr. Blunk has combined these works into an integrated course book and teaching guide for PDI's NAASJIO program. Having held a variety of leadership positions in COPAS, Mr. Blunk provides an authoritative, and insightful, look into the application of the COPAS guidelines that impact the Joint Interest arena.

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